I was excited to learn that The Nature Conservancy won a Webby for their web site, nature.org. They beat out the competition (which included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation!) in the category of Charitable Organizations Nonprofit.
I worked on nature.org from 2003-2005 as a Web Producer. I think it’s a great site though, of course, [...]
Lessons from a Webby-Winning Web Site
May 5th, 2009 · No Comments · raves
Why Doesn’t Government Use the Web to Organize Its Work?
March 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · rants
I’ve been reading Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky. It’s a brilliant book on the information revolution that we’re going through. He believes that this revolution is as momentous as the development of the printing press, which triggered the Reformation and religious wars. The rise of amateurs and the expansion of consumer choice has meant [...]
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10 Tips for Managing a Creative Environment
March 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Here are some more notes from SXSW Interactive.
I attended a session called, “10 Tips for Managing a Creative Environment.” Bryan Mason and Sarah Nelson of Adaptive Path interviewed stage managers and conductors on how you keep a group creative and productive. I think both roles are very similar to what web producers and site managers [...]
The Artisan Economy
February 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
A new study by Intuit predicts that the past will become the future. We’re heading into the Age of the Artisan. The press release has a great lede:
Artisans, historically defined as skilled craftsmen who fashioned goods by hand, will re-emerge as an influential force in the coming decade.
Now, we’re not talking about people [...]
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